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F. A. Bean Foundation: An Inventory of Its Records 00278
Grant files and other records of a philanthropic foundation (1918-1979) founded by Francis Atherton Bean, Sr., of New Prague and Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Face to Face Health and Counseling Service, Inc. (Saint Paul, Minn.): An Inventory of Its Records 01357
Video iconRecords of Face to Face, an organization which provides medical care, mental healthcare, housing support, case management, employment training and support, and other social services to low-income and insecurely housed youth. Collection includes: administrative records; materials related to organizational governance; event, project, and program files; photographs; financial records; and promotional videos.

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Edward A. Fairbrother: An Inventory of His Photographs sv000144
Bridge in Lester Park, Duluth, July 4, 1900Views of Fairbrother's family and friends, including his wife (Minnie), children (Walter, Edward, Edith and George), and visits to his parents farm in Copenhagen, Ontario. Fairbrother documented the family's residences in St. Paul and White Bear Lake, Minn., his place of employment (Northern Pacific Railway Company, St.Paul), family gatherings, church picnics, holidays (the family Christmas trees), and visits to Minnehaha Park, Como Park, Duluth, and Stillwater. Printed from original photonegatives in the Minnesota Historical Society collections.

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Fairview Deaconess Hospital School of Nursing: An Inventory of Its Records 00028
Minutes (1888-1986) of the board and several subunits, some correspondence, scrapbooks (1939-1972), photographs, miscellaneous financial and patient information, newspaper clippings, and printed material relating to the nursing program of a hospital founded in 1888 by the Deaconess Society of the Norwegian Lutheran Church.
Fairview Hospital (Minneapolis, Minn.): An Inventory of Its Records 01341
Maternity registers, death records, and post-mortem registers of Fairview Hospital and an alphabetical index created by the Minnesota Genealogical Society.
Fairview Hospital (Minneapolis, Minn.): School of Nursing Alumni Association: An Inventory of Its Records 01367
Minutes (1938-1965, 1968-1996), Student Council minutes and records (1932-1974), graduating class photographs (1932-1976), scrapbooks (1919-1976), and miscellaneous subject files, including a guest book (1958-1965) and handbook (1949-1953) of Fairview Cottage on Lake Minnetonka and a scrapbook (1930-1976) of the Fairview Chorus.
Faith United Church of Christ (Minneapolis, Minn.): An Inventory of Its Records. 00367
Membership, baptism, marriage, burial, and other official records of Faith United Church of Christ.
Family Photograph Album: An Inventory of the Album sv000380
Family photograph album, approximately 1890-1899Views of family activities and children playing, possibly in St. Paul, Minnesota.

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Family Portrait Album: An Inventory of the Album sv000378
Family portrait album, approximately 1890Portraits of men, women and children, including a graduation portrait and wedding portraits.

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Faribault County, Minnesota: An Inventory of Telephone Directories lb00072
A collection of telephone directories for cities in Faribault County, Minnesota. Telephone directories are published by telephone companies and include alphabetical listings of residential and business phone numbers and street addresses in the white pages, and a listing of businesses arranged by subject in the yellow pages. Each entry on the inventory lists the city name, year of coverage, and the shelf number of the printed volume or microfiche set which includes that city.
Faribault County: An Inventory of Its Birth Records gr03036
Registers of births, with indexes (1870-1915), and delayed birth records (1863-1923). They cover the entire county.
Faribault County: An Inventory of Its Death Records gr03037
Death registers (1870-1910), accompanied by indexes to death records that span the period 1870-1990. They cover the entire county.
Faribault County: An Inventory of Its Marriage Records gr03038
Marriage registers or record books (1857-1917), and an extensive file of marriage returns (1861-1915). The degree of overlap between information in the two series is not known. They cover the entire county.
Faribault County: Delavan Township: An Inventory of Its Records gr01247
Clerk's and treasurer's record books, road record books, birth and death records, justice court docket (1896-1902), election registers, and summary statements of votes.
Faribault County: District Court: An Inventory of Its Case Files, Miscellaneous gr03027
Primarily or entirely civil cases.
Faribault County: District Court: An Inventory of Its Civil Case Files gr03028
Includes some pre-1904 criminal case files.
Faribault County: District Court: An Inventory of Its Criminal Case Files gr03029
Criminal case files for the years 1871-1891 and 1904-1945. Some pre-1904 files are included among the civil case files.
Faribault County: District Court: An Inventory of Its Judgment Books gr03030
Transcripts of judgments issued by the court.
Faribault County: District Court: An Inventory of Its Judgment Dockets gr03031
Judgment dockets of the Faribault County District Court.
Faribault County: District Court: An Inventory of Its Minutes gr03032
Record of documents filed, proceedings held, and actions taken at each day's session of the court.
Faribault County: District Court: An Inventory of Its Naturalization Records and Index gr03033
Personal name index, declarations of intention, final papers, petitions, and related records.
Faribault County: District Court: An Inventory of Its Real Estate Tax Judgment Books gr02606
Record of real estate found to be tax delinquent.
Faribault County: Dunbar Township: An Inventory of Its Records gr01248
Birth and death registers (1889-1952); chattel mortgage record book (1873-1899); clerk's record books (1869-1983); lien index book (1923, 1940); road record book (1884-1904); treasurer's record books (1934-1962); and Minnesota Supreme Court case records: Town of Vivian v Town of Dunbar (1926) which includes appellant's brief, brief of relator, and record for a case brought by the Town of Vivian to recover from the Town of Dunbar half the cost of building a new bridge on a township boundary road.
Faribault County: Probate Court: An Inventory of Its Final Decrees of Distribution gr03034
Final decrees, 1882-1981 (reels 1-11) and miscellaneous orders, 1863-1982 (reels 12-18), containing data on decedents' estates and their distribution to heirs and/or legatees.
Faribault County: Probate Court: An Inventory of Its Probate Case Files gr03035
Case files numbered 1-2730.
Faribault County: Probate Court: An Inventory of Its Will Books gr02766
Copies or transcriptions of the complete texts of wills probated by the courts, accompanied by certifications of authenticity and of filing signed by witnesses and clerks of court. Original wills are found in the probate case files.
Faribault County: Recorder: An Inventory of Its Deed Records gr03039
Deed and mortgage records (1856-1861) and deed record books (1859-1922), covering primarily the period 1859-1901; grantee/grantor indexes and reception books (1856-1901) that serve as an index to the deed record books; and an abstract index to deeds and lots (1856-1900).
Faribault County: Recorder: An Inventory of Its Military Discharge Records gr03040
A military discharge index (1917-1990) and corresponding record book.
Faribault County: Welfare Board: An Inventory of Its Case Files gr01506
Sample case files of the Faribault County Welfare Board.
Faribault County: Welfare Board: An Inventory of Its Minutes gr01507
Minutes documenting the activities of the board and its predecessor.
Faribault, Martin and Watonwan Human Service Board: An Inventory of Its Records gr02120
Agenda packets (1977-1978), an annual report (1977), community health services plan (1977), comprehensive plans and budgets (1975-1989), supervisors' minutes (1981-1984), staff newsletters (1980-1985), annual inventories (1974), and reports to the board. Also includes an admissions register for a boys' group home located in Fairmont and operated by the board (1979-1982).
Faribault Regional Center: An Inventory of Its Day Program Department Records gr00922
Records of this department, whose mission was to provide broad opportunities for persons with developmental disabilities to develop valued work and related adult roles which would maximize individual growth and interdependence within community environments. It served clients both in community employment settings and in various work and day habilitation sites on campus and in community environments.
Faribault and the School for Feeble-Minded: An Inventory of the Album sv000372
Faribault and the School for Feeble-Minded, approximately 1885-1910Views compiled by assistant superintendent of the School for the Feeble-Minded, Dr. David McBroom, including the city of Faribault, exterior and interior views of the School for Feeble-Minded, and the School's staff and residents. Many portraits are identified.

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Faribault School For The Blind: An Inventory of Its Annual and Biennial Reports gr01165
Annual and biennial reports (1863-1908); biennial reports (1910-1952, incomplete).
Faribault School For The Blind: An Inventory of Its Financial Records gr01166
Records documenting the financial and accounting aspects of the school.
Faribault School For The Blind: An Inventory of Its Library Records gr01167
Accession records and register documenting the school library’s holdings and acquisitions.
Faribault School For The Blind: An Inventory of Its Photographs gr01171
Photographs and drawings documenting both the physical school and the activities and lives of its students and staff.
Faribault School For The Blind: An Inventory of Its Published Records and Reports gr01172
Print and near-print items of or about the Faribault School for the Blind.
Faribault School For The Blind: An Inventory of Its Scrapbooks gr01173
Volumes mainly documenting events and activities at the school.
Faribault School For The Blind: An Inventory of Its Store Records gr01350
Ledger accounts for receipts and disbursements of food, clothing, and other supplies.
Faribault School For The Blind: An Inventory of Its Student Records gr01351
Individual student files and a set of individual permanent pupil cards.
Faribault School For The Blind: An Inventory of Its Student Records, Miscellaneous gr01352
Records documenting various aspects of the students’ lives at the school.
Faribault School For The Blind: An Inventory of Its Subject Files gr01353
Files documenting a wide variety of the activities and administration of the school, including campus buildings, clubs, fire safety, lighting, supplies, repair and maintenance, and teachers.
Faribault School For The Blind: An Inventory of Its Superintendents Records gr01354
Correspondence and reports kept by the school’s superintendents.
Faribault School for the Deaf: An Inventory of Its Abstracts of Receipts and Expenditures gr01910
Weekly abstracts of expenditures giving classification or distribution by fund accompanied by lists of vouchers, and monthly abstracts of receipts giving date, receipt number, from whom received, for what, and fund to be credited.
Faribault School For The Deaf: An Inventory of Its Annual and Biennial Reports gr01890
Annual and biennial reports on the operation and administration of the school.
Faribault School For The Deaf: An Inventory of Its Class Journals gr01891
Classification register and class journals including names of students and record of work done during each school term.
Faribault School For The Deaf: An Inventory of Its Financial Records, Miscellaneous gr01892
Account register, trial balance, and assorted records of the athletic association, Noyes Literary Society, and Junior Literacy Society.
Faribault School For The Deaf: An Inventory of Its Inventories gr01893
Annual and supplemental inventories of all materials used at the school.
Faribault School For The Deaf: An Inventory of Its Ledgers gr01894
Covering the years 1875-1876, 1896-1898, and 1901-1918.
Faribault School For The Deaf: An Inventory of Its Miscellaneous Reports gr01895
Weekly and monthly reports documenting such topics as the school farm, population, and supplies.
Faribault School for the Deaf: An Inventory of Its Monthly Abstracts of Purchases and Expenditures gr01896
Includes copies of supporting vouchers.
Faribault School For The Deaf: An Inventory of Its Photographs and Maps gr00625
Photographs of the library, students, and staff and topography and record survey maps.
Faribault School For The Deaf: An Inventory of Its Published Records and Reports gr01897
Reports, newsletters, and miscellaneous print and near-print items of or about the Faribault School for the Deaf.
Faribault School for the Deaf: An Inventory of Its Pupil Account Journals and Daybooks gr01898
Faribault School For The Deaf: An Inventory of Its Pupil Account Ledgers gr01899
Documents each student’s personal accounts, mainly covering clothing, postage,
transportation, and incidentals.
Faribault School for the Deaf: An Inventory of Its Pupils' Fund Vouchers gr01900
Vouchers for billings to pupils' accounts for goods and services furnished to pupils while at the institution, such as articles of clothing, transportation, haircuts, and "caretakers expense."
Faribault School For The Deaf: An Inventory of Its Related Associations gr01901
Teacher’s Association of the Minnesota School for the Deaf minutes and Minnesota Association of the Deaf records.
Faribault School For The Deaf: An Inventory of Its Salary and Wage Records gr01902
Signed contracts, written annually in April or May, primarily for teachers, officers, and employees.
Faribault School for the Deaf: An Inventory of Its Shoe Shop Records gr01903
Record of cash received for shoemaking and shoe repair for nonstudents and daily record of shoes made and repaired for students.
Faribault School For The Deaf: An Inventory of Its Store Records gr01904
Ledger accounts for receipts and disbursements of food, clothing, and other supplies.
Faribault School For The Deaf: An Inventory of Its Student Records gr00135
Individual student files that may contain hearing and physical examination reports, interview notes, psychological reports, academic progress sheets, photographs, public school records, and correspondence with parents, school districts, and county and state welfare bodies.
Faribault School For The Deaf: An Inventory of Its Student Records, Miscellaneous gr01905
Student indexes, weekly student status and progress record, pupil record, statistical record books, and grade reports.
Faribault School For The Deaf: An Inventory of Its Time Records gr01906
Divisions of sections and time schedules and daily time record, listing schedules for class and shop time for each school term.
Faribault School For The Deaf: An Inventory of Its Voucher and Order Registers gr01907
Record of appropriations for various funds; often including date, voucher/order number,
amount, and fund.
Faribault School For The Deaf: Superintendent: An Inventory of Its Correspondence gr01908
General correspondence and communications with the Board of Control, Board of Directors, and Public Welfare Department.
Faribault School for the Deaf: Superintendent: An Inventory of Its Letters Sent (Letterpress) gr01909
General letters relating to administration of the school, its business and financial affairs, employees and students; letters to the Board of Control; and letters relating to Jonathan L. Noyes' personal and professional activities.
Faribault State School and Hospital: An Inventory of Its Admission Records gr00916
This series contains an index to applications and admissions (1879-1938), registers of applications and admissions (1879-1901, 1968-1994), a statistical record (1879-1938), applications for admission and etiological histories (1883-1916), auxiliary application records (1893-1920), record of admissions and examinations (1909-1915), and admission and discharge statistics (1882-1998).
Faribault State School and Hospital: An Inventory of Its Annual and Biennial Reports gr00917
Reports of the Faribault State School and Hospital, Minnesota School for the Feeble-Minded, and Colony for Epileptics (Cambridge, Minnesota).
Faribault State School and Hospital: An Inventory of Its Annual Inventories gr00918
Room by room, 1900Room by room and classified inventories of equipment, furnishings, and supplies of all kinds.

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Faribault State School and Hospital: An Inventory of Its Architectural Drawings gr00919
Elevation drawings, floor plans, plot plans, and architectural details of buildings no longer extant at the Faribault State School and Hospital site, including the girls' cottage, working boys' building, working girls' building, superintendent's residence, women employees' dormitory, Skinner Hall Annex, girls' custodial cottage, slaughter house, Grandview Farm, and the Ivy, Chippewa, Lind, Glen, Daisy, Iris, Grandview, Riverview, and Poppy cottages.
Faribault State School and Hospital: An Inventory of Its Audio-Visual Materials gr00920
Audio-visual materials documenting the hospital's patients and staff.
Faribault State School and Hospital: An Inventory of Its Clothing Records gr00921
Clothing list impression books (1888-1920) containing copies of forms on which were recorded inventories of clothing and other personal items received with (or issued to?) inmates at time of admission. Information recorded: admission (and sometimes application?) number, name, home address, height, weight, and list of clothing and personal items. Some pages of these books are barely legible due to water and mold damage.
Faribault State School and Hospital: An Inventory of Its Death and Burial Records gr00923
Records relating to the death and burial of inmates who died while at the institution. The type of information found in these records includes name and admission number, vital data, date and cause of death, disposition of remains, attending physician, duration of illness, family history data, undertaker, and autopsy date, results, and physician.
Faribault State School and Hospital: An Inventory of Its Employment Applications gr00795
Record of applications for employment, 1891-1896Record of applications for employment (1881-1912), listing date of application, applicant number, name and address, character of work desired, and comments and references; and applications for attendants or nurses (1896-1907).

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Faribault State School and Hospital: An Inventory of Its Historical Data Files gr00924
Essays and news articles documenting the institution's history (1917-1997), programs from various client activities and building dedications (1928-1991), a 1980s building layout drawing with index and an aerial view of the campus, and materials documenting the on-campus Engberg Museum (1989-1995) and the institution's employees (1963-1997). The latter include photocopied sheets containing a photograph and biographical information about individual employees (circa 1985), Annual Employee's Awards Ceremony programs (1963-1997, incomplete), and materials on the lives of two longtime employees, Arnold Madow and Peter K. Smith (1986, 1995).
Faribault State School and Hospital: An Inventory of Its Individual School Records gr00925
Kindergarten, 1896-1897Teachers' records of activities in each class, including detailed progress reports on each individual pupil.

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Faribault State School and Hospital: An Inventory of Its Minutes of the Board of Trustees/Directors gr03114
1863-March 14, 1887Minutes of the board of trustees/directors of the three state schools or institutions located in Faribault: the School for the Deaf, School for the Blind (Braille and Sight-Saving School), and School for the Feeble-Minded (Faribault State School and Hospital).

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Faribault State School and Hospital: An Inventory of Its Miscellaneous Financial Records gr00926
Miscellaneous financial records, including a cash receipts journal (1895-1904), payment ledger (1897-1898), and general ledger (1897-1901).
Faribault State School and Hospital: An Inventory of Its Miscellaneous Medical Records gr00927
Histories and evaluations of inmates (circa 1880-1900), clinical records (1891-1897), physician's diary (1894), hospital records (1895-1900), record of sterilization cases (1916-1937), physician's reports (1895-1901), and list of tuberculosis patients (1902-1949). The records generally contain the following information: name, application number; background data, such as age, date of admission, description of condition, and psychological evaluations; nature of illness; treatments given; and discharge and/or death date.
Faribault State School and Hospital: An Inventory of Its Miscellaneous Patient Records gr00624
Record of special requests concerning children, 1899-1902Miscellaneous records containing information on individual patients.

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Faribault State School and Hospital: An Inventory of Its Payroll Records gr00793
Memoranda of employment, July 27, 1904-February 28, 1906Records in several different formats generally giving the following information: names, job titles (character of work), vacation and sick days, days required and number of days actually worked, amount paid, date of first employment, rate of pay, board allowance, schedule numbers, deductions, net earnings, and remarks.

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Faribault State School and Hospital: An Inventory of Its Private Diaries gr02915
September 15, 1898-April 22, 1903Diaries, possibly kept by a secretary to the superintendent, in which are recorded notes concerning both routine and extraordinary events at the institution (most often the comings and goings of staff, inmates, and visitors).

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Faribault State School and Hospital: An Inventory of Its Publications gr00929
Runs of five publications produced at the institution. The Coverall (1950-1971) was a monthly newsletter published by the institution's recreation department; The Round Table (1972-1997) was a newsletter containing information about activities at the institution; No Name News (1968-1970) was a staff newsletter; The Voice of the Men/The Voice of the Women and the Men (1969-1973) was a mimeographed magazine produced by the adult education class; and WOW (1986-1993) was a fitness newsletter for employees.
Faribault State School and Hospital: An Inventory of Its Published Records and Reports gr00930
Programmatic reports, announcements of educational courses offered at the hospital (1913-1916), patient index (1887-1917?), an evaluation of the nursing department (1966), tour guides' manuals (1975, [1977]), a historical chronology from 1879 to 1979, a task force plan for the Faribault Regional Center (1988), research articles by hospital staff, and miscellaneous issuances.
Faribault State School and Hospital: An Inventory of Its Reports and Miscellaneous Records gr00931
The files include regular reports made by the superintendent to the State Board of Corrections and Charities, Board of Control, Division of Public Institutions, Bureau for Feeble-Minded, Superintendent of Public Instruction, and Department of Health; sample forms of various kinds; circular letters or informational material for parents, county officers, and the public; events programs for Faribault and sometimes other institutions; leases and deeds; specifications, bids, and contracts for purchasing and building; accident, death, and autopsy reports; physicians' reports; and materials relating to research on "mongolism," epilepsy, and heredity done at Faribault and elsewhere.
Faribault State School and Hospital: An Inventory of Its Scrapbooks gr00932
Mainly newspaper clippings covering such topics as activities at the school and hospital, staff members' careers, and legislation pertaining to the school and hospital. Some correspondence and programs are included.
Faribault State School and Hospital: An Inventory of Its Store Records gr00933
Ledger accounts for receipts and disbursements of food, clothing, and other supplies.
Faribault State School and Hospital: An Inventory of Its Vouchers, Receipts, and Reports gr00928
Vouchers covering general expenses, inmate clothing, postage, traveling, and the building and clothing funds, and salary receipts. Includes records relating to the School for the Deaf, the School for the Blind, and the School for the Feeble-Minded.
Faribault State School and Hospital: Administrator: An Inventory of Its Subject Files gr00934
Includes American Association on Mental Deficiency [A.A.M.D.] correspondence; budget materials; minutes of cabinet meetings and unit directors' meetings; and files relating to various hospital units (Acute Hospital, Center, East Grove, Grandview, Greenacres, Northwood, Skinner, South Cliff, and Sunnyside), nursing service, personnel and training, programs (including education and training, psychology, and rehabilitation), volunteer services, and the chaplaincy.
Faribault State School and Hospital: Assistant Administrator: An Inventory of Its Madow (Arnold A.) Files gr00935
Files of Arnold A. Madow, chief psychologist and assistant administrator.
Faribault State School and Hospital: Assistant Superintendent: An Inventory of Its Subject Files gr00936
Includes correspondence with state departments, especially with staff of the Public Welfare Department and its several divisions; minutes of many institutional committee meetings and regular staff meetings; correspondence and/or other materials relating to organizations in the fields of medicine, mental health, mental retardation, and hospital administration; correspondence and/or other materials relating to nearly all Minnesota state institutions, and to institutions in other states (particularly Enid State School and Grafton State School); and files relating to institutional services, including chiropody, dietary, dental, laundry, nursing, pharmacy, medical, psychology, rehabilitation, research, training, farm and dairy, volunteer services, and chaplaincy.
Faribault State School and Hospital: Office of the Chaplain: An Inventory of Its Records gr00938
The records contain general information on the teaching of religion in the institution and the materials used, including lesson books and a songbook, and records of services performed including a register of baptisms (1951-1983), confirmation and first communion requests (1964-1971), and obituary reports and memorial/funeral service bulletins (1984-1990).
Faribault State School and Hospital: Chief Executive Officer: An Inventory of Its Administrative Files gr00937
Primarily the administrative files of Harold Gillespie, administrator (1969-1974); Charles V. Turnbull, chief executive officer (1975- ) and others.
Faribault State School and Hospital: Physical Plant Director: An Inventory of Its Gieneart (Les) Files gr00939
Correspondence, memos, reports, survey, budget and financial materials, and blueprints pertaining to the maintenance and remodeling of the institution's various buildings.
Faribault State School and Hospital: Superintendent: An Inventory of Its Correspondence gr00794
1885Correspondence relating to all aspects of the institution's management, including administration of the buildings, programs, students, patients, and staff.

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Faribault State School and Hospital: Superintendent: An Inventory of Its Letters Sent (Letterpress) gr00940
Copies of letters sent in the following categories: general, personal, association (American Association on Mental Deficiency [A.A.M.D.] and Journal of Psycho-Asthenics), statements of accounts with counties, etiology, foreign (out-of-state) orders, and business.
Faribault State School and Hospital: Superintendent: An Inventory of Its Subject Files gr00941
Includes correspondence with and directives from state departments, particularly the commissioner and director of medical services of the Public Welfare Department; correspondence and/or other materials relating to state and national organizations and associations in the fields of medicine, mental health, and mental retardation; minutes and other materials relating to staff meetings and institution advisory committees; minutes of superintendents' meetings; superintendent's monthly reports; interoffice memos (business office, staff physicians, general staff, and dental department); and correspondence and other materials relating to hospital programs and services, research projects, and legislation.
Farm Children: Dawn to Dusk Oral History Project: An Inventory of the Oral History Interviews 00758
Audiocassettes and transcripts of 30 oral history interviews documenting the lives and attitudes of children growing up at various times during the twentieth century on family dairy farms located in Stearns and Meeker counties. Fifteen contemporary farm children (all girls) and, for comparison with earlier generations, fourteen women and one child from five three-generation farm families were interviewed in 1999-2000 by Marilyn Salzl Brinkman under the auspices of a project partially funded by a grant from the Minnesota Historical Society.
Farm School Aviators (St. Paul, Minn.): An Inventory of Its Records P2238
Records documenting a social organization for veterans of World War I U.S. Army engineering units World War I who were trained at the University of Minnesota's agricultural school in 1918.
Judith Lehman Farmer: An Inventory of Her Papers 01364
1983 campaign literature head shotPersonal papers of community organizer, educator, and Minneapolis School Board Member Judith Lehman Farmer. Her papers document Farmer's longtime career as a Minneapolis School Board member, her role in developing school choice programs in the Minneapolis Public schools, her political and community organizing activities, personal papers, subject and reference materials, speeches and interviews, and digital files regarding her political and community organizing, personal life, and celebration of life.

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Farmers Union Central Exchange (Saint Paul, Minn.): An Inventory of Its Records 00340
Subject files, news clippings and scrapbooks, printed materials, photographs, product catalogues, motion pictures, and phonograph records relating to a farmer-owned cooperative based in Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota that provides farm and home supplies to member coops in the North Central and Northwestern states. The Central Exchange (CENEX) was incorporated in 1931 and for most of its existence was headquartered in South St. Paul, Minnesota.
Diane M. Fass: An Inventory of Her Papers 01104
Biographical information, files relating to organizations, conferences and events focusing on women's rights, some photographs, and speeches given by a Rochester, Minnesota woman involved in feminist political and social organizations in the 1970s.
Louis Joseph Faucher: An Inventory of His Papers P2444
Edited typed transcript of a diary (1942-1944) kept by a White Bear Lake, Minnesota man while serving with the United States Navy in the South Pacific aboard the cruiser USS Cleveland during World War II. The collection includes Faucher's discharge papers, and a book about the Cleveland, its officers and sailors, and its exploits during World War II.
Feeders, Inc.: An Inventory of Its Records 00159
Financial records and subject files of a Jackson County family farm corporation owned by agribusiness executive Arthur D. Hyde. Feeders' major subsidiary, Wilder Farms, was located east of Heron Lake (Minn.) and was developed by Hyde into a large farming and cattle feeding operation and a showcase for Harvestore brand silos.
Fergus Falls State Hospital: An Inventory of Its Admission and Discharge Records gr00355
Daily (1890-1899), county (1892-1951), and monthly (1909-1950, 1966-1998) admission and discharge records and patient index cards (1890-2006).
Fergus Falls State Hospital: An Inventory of Its Annual and Biennial Reports gr01090
Biennial reports for multiple institutions, including the Fergus Falls State Hospital (1888-1938, incomplete) and biennial (1890-1892, 1910, 1920-1952, 1956) and annual (1969, 1974-2001) reports for only the Fergus Falls State Hospital (and its successor, the Fergus Falls Regional Treatment Center).
Fergus Falls State Hospital: An Inventory of Its Annual Inventories gr01091
Detailed annual itemized inventories of hospital property and its value, including provisions and groceries, equipment and furniture, clothing, fuel, drugs and medicines, library, educational supplies, livestock, farm produce, carriages and vehicles, dairy, agricultural machinery, building fixtures and material, real estate, and miscellany.
Fergus Falls State Hospital: An Inventory of Its Architectural Drawings gr00357
Drawings of the nurses dormitory building (1906), alterations to the west detached building (1907), and topography and record survey (plot plan, 1922).
Fergus Falls State Hospital: An Inventory of Its Casebooks gr00352
Personal and medical histories of each patient admitted to the hospital.
Fergus Falls State Hospital: An Inventory of Its Commitment Papers gr01092
Commitment papers for individuals admitted to Fergus Falls State Hospital. They may include warrant of commitment, report of examination, absence agreement, judicial order, voluntary application to state hospital, transcript of judicial proceedings, state hospital proceedings report, and related probate court and state hospital papers, as the individual case required.
Fergus Falls State Hospital: An Inventory of Its Dietary Table Records gr01093
Detailed record of daily food menus served to patients and staff.
Fergus Falls State Hospital: An Inventory of Its Farm Records gr00356
Records documenting the institution's farm, which began operation in 1891 and closed in 1969.
Fergus Falls State Hospital: An Inventory of Its Financial Records gr01094
Records documenting various financial transactions, including a classified statement of supplies, particularly food, medical, household, and building, received at the hospital, as well as, the cost/expense incurred in acquiring them (1889-1901), voucher and order register (1900-1901), daily record of groceries and provisions received and issued (1890-1897), data on wages and employee training (1891-1927), coal record (1898-1901), daily journal and ledger (1901-1905), quarterly estimates of salaries and expenses (1901-1916), payroll estimates (1908-1916), payroll records (1901-1955), service agreements (1919-1920), and patient's store record (1951-1982).
Fergus Falls State Hospital: An Inventory of Its Patient Records gr00750
Alphabetical Index of cemeteries 1, 2, and 3Records containing information on patients, many with data on individual patients.

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Fergus Falls State Hospital: An Inventory of Its Photographs gr01095
Photographs of hospital staff and residents and various aspects of the hospital facility, including aerial views of the campus; exterior shots of various buildings and the grounds; major remodeling of the wards in 1958, 1960, and 1961; and interior shots of the boilers and heating plant, kitchen, patient rooms, dayrooms, dining areas, physical education and physical/occupational therapy facilities, school rooms, recreation areas, library, canteen, vocational training center, and speech and audiology equipment. Also photographs of the first motorized bus, laundry and kitchen staff, a volunteer services banquet (circa 1958), occupational therapy activities (1953, 1967), and Boy Scout Troop 310 (circa 1990); and two pen and ink sketches of the campus (1990). Photographs dated after 1984 were created under the hospital's successor, the Fergus Falls Regional Treatment Center.
Fergus Falls State Hospital: An Inventory of Its Published Records and Reports gr01096
Reports, newsletters, and miscellaneous print and near-print items of or about the Fergus Falls State Hospital. The records cover all aspects of the hospital's programs, activities, and history, including its newsletter, The Weekly Pulse/The Pulse/Between Us (1933-2001), hospital histories (1966-2006), news clippings and releases (1944-1989), brochures (circa 1898), and various publications, many written by hospital staff, covering such topics as nursing schools, Native American patients, personnel, student live-in program, procedures and policies, accreditation, chemical dependency treatment, in-patient psychiatric care, and parental involvement. Materials dated after 1984 were created under the hospital's successor, the Fergus Falls Regional Treatment Center.
Fergus Falls State Hospital: An Inventory of Its Staff Records gr01097
Staff member lists (1891-1893), daily time records (1901-1952), and minutes of the monthly (1941-1947) and weekly (1949-1950, 1962-1965) staff meetings. The early minutes (1941-1950) mainly deal with the parole or diagnoses of individual patients. The latter minutes (1962-1965) detail the medical treatments and policies of the hospital, professional activities of the medical staff, individual case studies from among the patients, and other administrative aspects of the hospital's operation.
Fergus Falls State Hospital: An Inventory of Its Statistical Records gr01098
Records (1890-1967) containing such information as admission date, patient's name and residence, length of time in state, gender, age, marital status, nativity, parents' nativity, occupation, habits, number of attacks, alleged cause, duration before admission, number of admissions, previous hospital residence, form of sanity (numerical code), discharge date, condition on discharge, and remarks. Also a set of 1980-1992 census statistics containing information about admissions, discharges, and deaths in the hospital's chemical dependency, mental illness, and mental retardation programs. Records dated after 1984 were created under the hospital's successor, the Fergus Falls Regional Treatment Center.
Fergus Falls State Hospital: An Inventory of Its Store Records gr01099
Ledger accounts for receipts and disbursements of food, clothing, dry goods, and other supplies.
Fergus Falls State Hospital: An Inventory of Its Subject Files gr01100
Files relating to all aspects of the institution's management, including general administration, personnel, patients, and medical service. Topics covered include accreditation; building and construction; 1990 centennial; improvements; nursing school; patient activities, particularly holiday programs and concerts and gymnasium class; and various diseases and treatments, including psychopathic personality, lobotomy, staphylococcus infections, tranquilizers, phenothiazines, tuberculosis, and typhoid fever.
Fergus Falls State Hospital: An Inventory of Its Superintendent's Correspondence gr01101
Correspondence of superintendents Dr. G. O. Welch (1893-1926) and Dr. William L. Patterson (1926-1968).
Richard L. Ferrell: An Inventory of His Flour Milling Industry History Collection 00699
Portrait of Richard L. FerrellCollected by Richard Ferrell who once managed the Pillsbury's historic A Mill. Includes flour milling advertisements, marketing materials, promotional items, cookbooks, newsletters, periodicals, architectural drawings, moving images, sound recordings and photographs. Items produced by Minnesota-based millers form the core of the collection, but it also includes materials from companies in neighboring states, the Pacific Northwest, and Canada.

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Thaddeus C. Field and Family: An Inventory of Their Papers 00830
Fifteenth Minnesota Volunteer Infantry, Company I: An Inventory of Its Glass Plate Negative Collection sv000252
Fifteenth Minnesota Volunteer Infantry, Company ICollection includes 98 images documenting Company I of the 15th Minnesota Volunteer Infantry during the Spanish-American War. Company I enrolled in Minneapolis on July 15, 1898 and trained in various camps: Camp Ramsey; Fort Snelling; Camp Meade, Middletown, Pennsylvania; and Camp McKenzie, near Augusta, Georgia, where the regiment mustered out on March 27, 1899. Views are unidentified but thought to be taken during group training in Georgia and mustering at the fairgrounds.

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Correspondence and related papers, clippings and obituaries, reminiscences, and photographs of three generations and branches of the Field and Shields families, early residents of St. Paul.
Filipino Community Oral History Project: An Inventory of Its Oral Histories oh126
Filipino Minnesotans speak about their experiences coming to Minnesota. The narrators discuss their personal stories of living in the Philippines and Minnesota. The project interviews a range of Filipinos from diverse backgrounds. Interviewed were conducted by Lita Malicsi. This oral history project is part of the larger Asian American and Pacific Islander Oral History Project and is a partnership between the Minnesota Historical Society and the Council on Asian Pacific Minnesotans.
Fillmore County, Minnesota: An Inventory of Telephone Directories at the Minnesota Historical Society lb00092
A collection of telephone directories for cities in Fillmore County, Minnesota. Telephone directories are published by telephone companies and include alphabetical listings of residential and business phone numbers and street addresses in the white pages, and a listing of businesses arranged by subject in the yellow pages. Each entry on the inventory lists the city name, year of coverage, and the shelf number of the printed volume or microfiche set which includes that city.
Fillmore County: Bloomfield Township: An Inventory of Its Birth and Death Records gr01274
Birth and death registers (1870-1907) and birth (1907-1947) and death (1908-1949) certificate records.
Fillmore County: Carrolton Township: An Inventory of Its Birth and Death Records gr01275
Birth (1871-1942) and death (1875-1907, 1915-1939, 1941-1952) records and burial permits (1945).
Fillmore County: District Court: An Inventory of Its Civil Case Files gr02283
Files numbered A1 - 4944 and 253 - 10551. Includes criminal files through [approximately 1894]. Box 118 contains transcripts for several of the cases; box 119 contains unnumbered transcripts.
Fillmore County: District Court: An Inventory of Its Coroner's Inquest Records fill-ct02
Coroner's inquest files, both unnumbered and numbers 1-364 and an inquest register.
Fillmore County: District Court: An Inventory of Its Criminal Case Files gr02284
Files numbered 1-1511. Files through approximately 1894 are interfiled with the civil case files.
Fillmore County: District Court: An Inventory of Its Minutes fill-ct01
A record of documents filed, proceedings held, and actions taken at each day's session of the court.
Fillmore County: District Court: An Inventory of Its Naturalization Records and Index SAM023
Personal name index, declarations of intention, final papers, petitions, and related records.
Fillmore County: District Court: An Inventory of Its Reports of Prisoners in Jail fill-ct03
Periodic reports by the Fillmore County sheriff to the judge of district court of prisoners committed to or confined in the county jail.
Fillmore County: Fillmore Township: An Inventory of Its Birth and Death Records gr01276
Birth and death registers (1871-1913) and certificate records (1908-1953).
Fillmore County: Pilot Mound Township: An Inventory of Its Birth and Death Records gr01277
Birth and death registers (1870-1907) and certificate records (1908-1953).
Fillmore County: Preston: An Inventory of Its Birth and Death Certificate Records gr01278
Includes index for 1939-1948 records.
Fillmore County: Probate Court: An Inventory of Its Probate Record Books gr02888
Handwritten transcriptions of documents presented to or issued by the probate court in cases involving decedents. In particular, they include reports and accounts of estate administrators, inventories of real and personal property, and final decrees of distribution.
Fillmore County: Probate Court: An Inventory of Its Will Books gr02889
Copies or transcriptions of the complete texts of wills probated by the courts, accompanied by certifications of authenticity and of filing signed by witnesses and clerks of court. Original wills are found in the probate case files.
Fillmore County: Spring Valley Township: An Inventory of Its Birth and Death Records gr01280
Birth and death registers (1872-1900) and certificate records (1912-1953).
Fillmore County: Spring Valley: An Inventory of Its Birth and Death Records gr01279
Birth and death register (1900-1907) and certificate records (1907-1953).
Fillmore County: Superintendent of Schools: An Inventory of Its Subject Files gr02155
Includes compilations of student poetry and prose, records relating to the Fillmore County School Survey Committee records relating to school district history, lists of teachers and school district officers, an eighth grade promotion list (1950), a student newsletter "Scotland messenger" (1954, possibly from School District No. 46), and assorted miscellany.
Fillmore County: Superintendent of Schools: An Inventory of Its Teachers' Examination Records gr02156
Information recorded: name and address of person examined, grade certificate, exam grades, district teaching in, and date certificate granted and expired.
Fillmore County: Superintendent of Schools: An Inventory of Its Teachers' Reports gr02157
Various reports submitted annually or periodically throughout the year by teachers and principals. Includes teachers' or principals' annual reports, six weeks (periodic) reports, final term reports, and curriculum reports. Six weeks and annual reports were retained only when a complete set of final term reports was not present.
Fillmore County: Welfare Board: An Inventory of Its Minutes gr01508
The minutes document administrative, policy, casework, and financial decisions; personal matters; and miscellaneous administrative matters or information of general interest to the board.
Film In the Cities: An Inventory of Its Records 00195
Administrative and programmatic records of a gallery and resource center formed in 1970 to sponsor exhibitions and provide education in the media arts.
Finance Department: An Inventory of Its Biennial Budgets gr03079
Budgets and budget proposals presented by the governor to the state legislature, and related documents and instructional materials prepared by the Finance Department. This is the department's record (master) set.
Finance Department: An Inventory of Its Correspondence with Governor's Office gr02374
Correspondence with the governor's office (1979-1982, October 1987-1989) on budgets, special projects and programs, financial management of state government, and other matters of interest to the Finance Department; and constituent correspondence (1981-1990), mainly regarding the state budget, taxes, and funding for various programs, directed to the Finance Department from the governor's office for reply. Location of correspondence with the governor's office for 1983-1987 is unknown.
Finance Department: An Inventory of Its Published Records and Reports gr00272
Reports, newsletters, and miscellaneous print and near-print items of or about the Finance Department.
Finance Department: An Inventory of Its State of Minnesota Financial Reports gr02172
Annual /biennial financial reports of the State of Minnesota; 1973 to 1981 entitled State of Minnesota Financial Report (1973-1981), Annual Financial Report (1982), and Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (1983-).
Finance Department: Budget Support Division: An Inventory of Its Records gr02173
Proposed legislation files and fiscal notes files, providing estimates of the fiscal impact of proposed and introduced legislation.
Finance Department: Commissioner’s Office: An Inventory of Its Chronological Files gr00609
Commissioners' and assistant commissioners' correspondence and memoranda, primarily
outgoing, regarding all aspects of the administration of the Finance Department.
Finance Department: Commissioner's Office: An Inventory of Its Subject Files at the Minnesota Historical Society gr00610
Files documenting the operation and administration of the Commissioner's Office.
Finance Department: Commissioner's Office: An Inventory of Its Subject Files of Wayne S. Burggraaff gr02174
Files on an energy study by John Kari, on contract with the Metropolitan Council; and miscellaneous subject files on personnel management, community development, and general departmental administration.
Finch, Chapman, And Stockton Families: An Inventory of Their Photographs sv000130
Mrs. Frederick A. Chapman with her granddaughters Clemence E. Finch (left) and Nellie G. Finch, circa 1875Portraits of George R. Finch and his second wife Mary G. and their children George Chapman Finch, Nellie G. Finch, William Van Slyck Finch and Clemence E. Finch (daughter of George and his first wife Nellie T.). Also portraits of related family members, including Mary's mother Mrs. Frederick A. Chapman and Clemence's husband Richard Stockton and their children. Family tree attached to donor record.

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Edgar F. Finegan: An Inventory of His Railroad Timetables and Calendars 00029
Passenger timetables, illustrated wall calendars, and miscellaneous brochures issued by several railroads serving Minnesota, by Amtrak, and by some other companies, including the Union Pacific Railroad Company, the Pullman Company, W.H. Miner, Inc., Fruit Growers Express Company, and Western Fruit Express Company. There is also information about Glacier National Park, and about excursions there and to other points offered by the Great Northern Railway Company.
John R. Finnegan: An Inventory of His Ridder Family Research Files 00864
Correspondence of Ridder family members (1927-1962); background research files on family members kept by the St. Paul Pioneer Press/Dispatch; and audio tapes and transcripts of interviews, genealogical data, background files, and book drafts compiled by John R. Finnegan for his biography of the family.
Finns in Northern Minnesota Oral History Project: An Inventory of Its Oral History Interviews oh151
Headphones iconThis project includes ten interviews which extensively discuss the experiences of Finnish Americans living in northern Minnesota including family backgrounds, the immigrant experience, homesteading, pioneer life, ethnic pride, and the attempt by many Finns to maintain their cultural heritage while becoming Americanized.

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First Avenue & 7Th Street Entry: An Inventory of Its Band Files 00233
Lipps, Inc., February 25, 1981Band files for First Avenue, a rock and alternative rock music venue in downtown Minneapolis. The files contain some correspondence with bands and/or agents, contracts, attendance and "take" or "numbers" sheets (financial breakdowns), photographs of performers and other promotional materials, tickets, post-performance reviews, and other miscellany.

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First Baptist Church (Saint Paul, Minn.): An Inventory of Its Records 00759
Records of the first Baptist church organized in Minnesota Territory, documenting its history, administration, and the activities of its auxiliary organizations.
First Swedish Methodist Eposcopal Church (Saint Paul, Minn.): An Inventory of Its Records 00785
Translation of congregation minutesRecords--primarily congregational minute books--of a church located in St. Paul's Midway district that was formed from the gradual merger (1874-1948) of several Scandinavian Methodist congregations.

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First Midwest Corporation (Minneapolis, Minn.): An Inventory of Its Corporate Records 00030
Records of a Minneapolis-based holding company that provided venture capital to small businesses through a small business investment subsidiary, First Midwest Capital Corporation, and its predecessor, First Midwest Small Business Investment Company.
Rudolph H. Fitz and Family: An Inventory of Their Papers P1259
Family letters and memorabilia of Fitz, a St. Paul (Minn.) carpenter and builder, his wife Elmina, and their son Edgar Howard Fitz, discussing daily life, religious matters, and temperance activities; diaries of Rudolph (1854-1855) and Edgar (1874); family expense books (1861-1863); Edgar's school papers (1873-1879); and 3 structural plans by Rudolph or Edgar (undated).
Maurice Edward Fitzharris and Family: An Inventory of Their Papers 00306
Correspondence, biographical materials, photographs, and the personnel file of Fitzharris, who served in the 8th Replacement Depot in North Africa and in support of the Fifth United States Army in Italy during World War II and with the Fifteenth Army Group in Austria after the war. Letters between Fitzharris and his wife Gertrude are included, as are letters from his parents. The collection also includes two scrapbooks (1938-1945) created by Gertrude containing greeting cards, clippings, photographs, programs and correspondence.
Richard W. Fitzsimons: An Inventory of His Papers 01255
Correspondence and subject files of, and an oral history interview with, Richard Fitzsimons, longtime Conservative/Republican member of the Minnesota House of Representatives (1953-1972) and Minnesota Senate (1973-1976) representing Beltrami, Kittson, Lake of the Woods, Marshall, Pennington, Polk, Red Lake and Roseau counties. His principal interests were agriculture, outdoor recreation (including hunting and snowmobiling), rural education, and appropriations. Included in the collection is an educational packet issued by the Minnesota Historical Society in 1975 featuring Senator Fitzsimons.
Charles Eugene Flandrau and Family: An Inventory of Their Papers 00870
Charles E. FlandrauPapers of Charles E. Flandrau, a lawyer and associate justice (1857-1864) of the Minnesota territorial and supreme courts, and his family, consisting largely of correspondence, invoices, receipts, deeds, and legal documents. Many date from 1856-1858, when Flandrau was Indian agent for the Mdewakanton and Wahpekute Dakota, and document his management of Sioux Agency affairs, annuity payments, and councils between the Dakota and government officials. Detailed abstracts of annuity payments list the name of the head of each family, the number in the family, and the amount of the annuity. A letter from Nathan Myrick to Captain Flandrau, requesting military units for aid against Indian attacks at Fort Ridgely (August 20, 1862). A set of contracts (1897) reflects his representation of Dakota bands in supporting an 1897 Congressional bill to restore rights forfeited in 1863.

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Francis S. Flint: An Inventory of the Francis S. Flint and Family Papers P2349
Correspondence, legal documents, a school district record book, soldier's diaries, and other papers relating to Benton County, Minnesota farmer and Civil War veteran Francis S. Flint; his father, Schuyler Flint; and his war-time comrade, William A. Spaulding.
Edward F. Flynn: An Inventory of His Papers 01124
Biographical data, correspondence and miscellaneous papers, a diary, photographs, writings, and scrapbooks of this lawyer and Great Northern Railway Company executive. The collection includes a speech on agriculture in the Northwestern States, a romance set in early North Dakota, a screenplay on the life of the Apostle Paul, essays on industrial and scientific research, and several lengthy biographical essays on Irish poet Thomas Moore.
Jean Follett: An Inventory of Her Papers 00118
Biographical and genealogical data, including charts; extensive correspondence files (1862-1986); Women's Auxiliary Army Corps records and newsletters (1943-1946); school essays, report cards, and related papers (1901-1937); newspaper clippings (1939-1989); photographs (1906-1960); diaries (1912-1937); and other papers relating to the Sherman and Helen (Nellie) (Crapsey) Follett family of St. Paul (Minn.), with additional information on several related families.
W. H. C. Folsom and Family: An Inventory of Their Papers 00868
Business and personal correspondence, diaries, financial papers, scrapbooks, clippings, photographs, and other papers of Taylors Falls, Minnesota lumberman William H. C. Folsom; the family of his wife, Mary Jane Folsom; their sons, Wyman X. and Frank W. Folsom; and of the related Paine, Wyman, and Smith families.
William Watts Folwell and Family: An Inventory of Their Papers 00880
Commission issued to Jonas Hubbard by John HancockFolwell's papers document his career as a philologist; a lieutenant colonel in the Fiftieth New York Volunteer Engineers in the Civil War; a business man of Venice, Ohio (late 1860s); professor of mathematics and civil engineering at Kenyon College in Ohio (1868-1869); president (1869-1884), professor of political economy (1884-1907), and president emeritus (1907-1929) of the University of Minnesota; a member and president of the Minneapolis Board of Park Commissioners and the Minneapolis Society of Fine Arts; a member of the State Board of Corrections and Charities; a Minnesota lawyer (1884-); the author of two histories of Minnesota; a leader in the development of Minnesota's public high school system; and president of the Minnesota Historical Society (1924-1927).

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Allyn K. Ford: An Inventory of His Collection of Historical Manuscripts 01074
Abbott, Wilbur Cortez, Cambridge, Massachusetts to Allyn Kellogg Ford, Minneapolis, Minnesota, February 28, 1945Microfilm featuring 1,573 letters, cards, and documents of noted politicians, authors, colonial and Revolutionary War figures, soldiers, explorers, scientists, educators, business leaders, clergymen, and others prominent in cultural and public affairs collected by Minneapolis businessman Allyn K. Ford; 158 original (microfilmed) documents; 58 scraps of paper bearing signatures (autographs); and background files about Ford and the collection. Most of the material originated with American and British personalities.

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Foreign Policy Association of Minnesota: An Inventory of Its Records 00607
Correspondence, minutes, membership and financial information, and printed materials relating to the Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota branches of an organization promoting educational activities for the understanding and development of international relations and American foreign policy.
Forest History Society: An Inventory of Interviews With Pioneer Lumbermen P2385
Transcripts (typewritten carbon copies) of interviews between pioneer lumbermen and relatives of lumbermen of the Upper Midwest and members of the Forest History Society staff. The interviewees are: Paul Caplazi, Leonard Costley, Walter Ernest Dexter, Maud Mullen Calgren, George W. Dulany, Herman Heitman, Julius Joel, James Arthur Mathieu, Hope Garlick Mineau, Wirt Mineau, George Neils, Walter Neils, L. J. Olson, Margaret Orr O'Neill, Hugo Schlenk, Orrin W. Sinclair, and James Stevens.
Clarence M. Forester: An Inventory of His Papers P1822
Interview with Jay G. HutchinsonPhotocopies of photographs, military documents, menus, and newspaper clippings of a Minnesota volunteer in the Abraham Lincoln Brigade of the Spanish Republican Army during the Spanish Civil War; and photographs and news clippings of a 1996 reunion of Brigade veterans in Spain.

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Forestry Board: An Inventory of Its Correspondence and Miscellaneous Records forbd04
Correspondence, speeches and articles, reports and resolutions, rangers' reports and correspondence, and related materials documenting the activities of the Forestry Board.
Forestry Board: An Inventory of Its Fire Wardens’ Reports and Maps forbd03
Township fire wardens' annual reports and reports of fires submitted under the 1895 Forest Preservation Act.
Forestry Board: An Inventory of Its Miscellaneous Records forbd01
Maps and timber surveys, lists of forest rangers, and expenses for patrol and fire prevention work, and other forestry and fire prevention miscellany.
Forestry Board: An Inventory of Its Photographs and Negatives Compiled By C. C. Andrews gr00241
Photographs compiled by Christopher C. Andrews during his career as the state's Chief Fire Warden, 1895-1905, and State Forestry Commissioner, 1905-1911.
Forestville Area: An Inventory of Glass Plate Negatives sv000124
View of the main street in Forestville from across the bridge, circa 1900Contains views of the Forestville area, including the people, the river, a sawmill, and the town. Negatives were found on the Ernest Schwanke farmstead.

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Mary M. Forsythe: An Inventory of Her Legislative Files 00031
Correspondence (1975-1990), legislative committee files (1973-1990), legislative subject files (1972-1988), campaign files (1972, 1981-1988), National Conference of State Legislatures files (1976-1983), audio cassettes, and miscellaneous papers of a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives (Independent-Republican, Edina, 1971-1991).
Fort Snelling: An Inventory of Its Negative Collection sv000020
Includes views of Fort Snelling. Exterior and interior views of several buildings are shown. Many views feature construction and rehabilitation work done on the Fort as part of Works Progress Administration projects.
Fort Snelling Papers: An Inventory of Its Papers 01276
Survey notes for military reservation boundaries, July 12, 1853The collection consists of a consolidation of photocopies, microfilm, reproduced photographs, and originals of materials relating to the history of Fort Snelling. The materials are selected from the records in the National Archives, the Library of Congress, the Iowa State Archives, the Massachusetts Historical Society, and other selected material from the Minnesota Historical Society manuscripts collections.

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Fort Snelling State Park Association: An Inventory of Its Records P2396
Records documenting the activities of an organization established in 1961 to promote the development of a state park on the Fort Snelling Reservation (Minn.).
Joseph Fortier: An Inventory of His Papers P1575
A book of miscellaneous accounts (1865-1897) kept by Fortier at his stores in the now nonexistent town of Yellow Medicine and in Granite Falls (Yellow Medicine County, Minn.), giving prices of food and of hides and furs bought and sold; historical notes and other data on the 1862 U.S.-Dakota War, including its causes and Gabriel Renville; biographical data; and a few items (1878-1890) related to Fortier's life after the Civil War.
Forest History Oral History Project: An Inventory of Its Oral Histories oh142
The Forest History Oral History Project is a group of interviews conducted and compiled by John Esse on the history of northern Minnesota. These interviews capture the lives of men and women who homesteaded or came north to work in the lumber industry in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. While some came from Europe and others from around the Midwest, their stories have a consistent message of community, hard work, and the nature surrounding them in northern Minnesota. Interviewees give numerous depictions of life in a lumber camp and the various jobs they held at lumber companies and mills. Several interviewees fought in World War I, and those experiences are included as well. Interviewed by John Esse, Stan Johnson, Robert C. Wheeler, Bruce Sunbauer, Allan Nevins, and Louis M. Starr.
Syd Fossum: An Inventory of His Papers 00032
Correspondence (1934-1978), subject files, scrapbooks (1933-1965), art show catalogs (1930-1960s), minutes of the Minnesota Artists Association (1935-1938), writings (1947-1970), and mimeograph army newspapers (1945) of an artist and an activist for artists' concerns.
Ellery A. and Marion G. Foster: An Inventory of Their Papers 00829
Biographical material, correspondence, mimeographed and print materials, articles, reports, research materials, a doctoral dissertation, and other papers of Minnesota natives Ellery A. and Marion G. Foster relating to his work in forestry and to her work as a newspaper reporter, as a social worker, and as a sociology professor.
Fourteenth Minnesota Volunteer Infantry: An Inventory of Photographs sv000051
Company G, 14th Minnesota Volunteer Infantry from Princeton, 1898Contains views of companies, officers and other soldiers associated with the Fourteenth Minnesota Volunteer Infantry.

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Robert M. Frame: An Inventory of His Slide Views of Olmsted and Crow Wing Counties sv000233
Crow Wing County Jail, Brainerd 32 color slides that document public buildings, businesses and residences in Crow Wing and Olmsted counties such as Crow Wing County Jail, Brainerd Public Library, and Rochester's Chateau Theatre. Residences include those of Adolph Biermann, John G. Bush, Lucius Fellows, Dr. Werner Hemstead, Christopher Krause, Charles H. Mayo, and Maxwell Pierce. Images were documented by the State Historic Preservation Office in a survey from the late 1970s and early 1980s. A majority of the collection was photographed by Robert Frame with additional images photographed by Bradford Linder and Elizabeth Hall.

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Edward Marx Franey: An Inventory of His Papers 00033
The papers document the League's and Franey's involvement in a number of conservation issues including the discontinuance of fox bounties, enactment of a ban on tagged fishing contests, the "Save Minnesota Wetland" campaign, creation of the Richard J. Dorer Memorial Hardwood Forest, preservation of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area, and creation of the Voyageurs National Park.
Benjamin Franklin and Eliza Butler: An Inventory of Their Family Papers 00973
Butler correspondence Correspondence and miscellaneous papers (1851-1884, 1898, 1957) between and received by Benjamin Franklin Butler and his wife Eliza Tucker Butler; Benjamin's appointment (1851, 1853) and discharge (1856) certificates as an officer in Riflemen Company D, First Regiment, First Brigade, Eighth Division of the Maine Volunteer Militia; and a worksheet (1957) for application for membership in the Sons of the American Revolution by grandson Arthur Butler Hall. Some of the letters have full or partial transcripts, presumably prepared by Floyd Risvold.
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Richard Verner Franson: An Inventory of His Papers 01323
Photographs (approximately 2010), publicity (1996-2014), correspondence (1969-2003), diary (1969-1970), and scrapbooks (1953-1992) of Minneapolis-based former 12th Ward alderman, and Korean and Vietnam War veteran Richard "Dick" Verner Franson.
Arvonne S. Fraser: An Inventory of Her Papers 00034
Arvonne S. FraserCorrespondence, schedules, speech files, draft and published writings, extensive background and conference files, audio and video recordings, and administrative and programmatic files related to Arvonne Fraser's involvement with women's organizations, Democratic party politics, government agencies, and educational institutions, both in Minnesota and nationally.

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Donald MacKay Fraser: An Inventory of His Papers 00290
Photo collage Papers of a Minneapolis lawyer and politician who served as Minnesota state senator (1954-1962), as U.S. congressman from Minnesota's fifth district (1962-1978), as mayor of Minneapolis (1979-1994), and as a consultant and lecturer in his post-mayoral years (1994-2014). The collection is particularly strong in its documentation of international relations, Democratic party policy and reform, human rights issues, environmental conservation, and women's issues in the 1960s and 1970s.

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Fred J. Lowe and Acrobatics: An Inventory of Its Photograph Collection sv000274
Frank LaMondo walking the tight wire over Minnehaha Falls, MinneapolisImages of Fred J. Lowe, an acrobat and wire walker, who performed in various acts and under several names from the 1880s until approximately 1910s. Collection includes portraits and promotional materials of Lowe's acrobatic acts and more, including the Original Happy Hooligan, the Imperial Trio, and the Great James.

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Freeborn County, Minnesota: An Inventory of Telephone Directories lb00102
A collection of telephone directories for cities in Freeborn County, Minnesota. Telephone directories are published by telephone companies and include alphabetical listings of residential and business phone numbers and street addresses in the white pages, and a listing of businesses arranged by subject in the yellow pages. Each entry on the inventory lists the city name, year of coverage, and the shelf number of the printed volume or microfiche set which includes that city.
Freeborn County: Albert Lea: An Inventory of Its City Manager's Files gr02988
Correspondence, reports, memos, circulars, and miscellany regarding the city's management and finances. They are largely the files (1929-1932) of C. C. ("Stub") Ludwig, concerning such matters as city council actions, community facilities and services, various fiscal and budgetary matters, street and waterworks improvements, community health and sanitation, and his membership in municipal government associations.
Freeborn County: Carlston Township: An Inventory of Its Birth and Death Records gr01281
Birth (1900-1907, 1909-1952) and death (1900-1913, 1935-1953) registers and certificate records, and burial/removal permits (1907-1908).
Freeborn County: District Court: An Inventory of Its Coroner's Records gr01658
Coroner's inquest register (1895-1943); coroner's certificates (1900-1964); and coroner's inquest hearing transcripts (1886-1903).
Freeborn County: District Court: An Inventory of Its Judgment Books gr02630
Judgment books of Freeborn County District Court.
Freeborn County: District Court: An Inventory of Its Judgment Dockets gr02629
Judgment dockets of Freeborn County District Court.
Freeborn County: District Court: An Inventory of Its Minutes gr02628
Minutes of the Freeborn County District Court.
Freeborn County: District Court: An Inventory of Its Naturalization Records and Index SAM024
Personal name index, declarations of intention, final papers, petitions, and related records.
Freeborn County: Independent School District No. 241, Albert Lea: An Inventory of Its Records isd241
Records documenting the administration, finances, students, teachers, and vocational technical planning of the district.
Freeborn County: Independent School District No. 244, Freeborn: An Inventory of Its Records isd244
Records documenting the administration, finances, teachers, and PTA, and students of the district.
Freeborn County: Juvenile Court: An Inventory of Its Juvenile Court Record Books gr02694
Handwritten or typescript copies, or filled-in printed forms, for petitions, summonses, findings and orders, and other case documents for delinquency, dependency, and neglect cases, 1911-1960. Those for 1911-1923 also usually include a transcript or report of the hearing testimony. For 1964-1975 (case nos. 381-1574), there are registers of actions, which note documents filed and issued but give no case details.
Freeborn County: Probate Court: An Inventory of Its Insanity Record Books gr02695
Petitions in insanity, reports of jury or board of examiners, and related orders and commitment documents. Also present in one volume are a few free-text documents pertaining to decedents' estates and guardianships.
Freeborn County: Probate Court: An Inventory of Its Probate Case Files gr02332
C296-C298.Probate case files of Freeborn County.

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Freeborn County: Probate Court: An Inventory of Its Will Books gr02696
Copies or transcriptions of the complete texts of wills probated by the courts, accompanied by certifications of authenticity and of filing signed by witnesses and clerks of court. Original wills are found in the probate case files.
Freeman for Governor Volunteer Committee and DFL: An Inventory of Their Film Collection sv000016
Includes footage of Minnesota Governor Orville Freeman campaigning for re-election using paid programming. Some footage of Jane Freeman, wife of Governor Freeman, discussing the campaign for Senator John F. Kennedy for president with Eunice Kennedy Shriver and Arvonne Fraser, is also included. Other prominent politicians featured are John F. Kennedy, Hubert H. Humphrey and Eugene J. McCarthy.
Michael O. Freeman: An Inventory of His Papers 00531
Legislative and campaign files, including correspondence and memoranda, newspaper clippings, speeches, minutes, notes, legislative bills, reports, and related papers created by Democratic state senator, Hennepin County Attorney, and two-time Minnesota gubernatorial candidate Michael Freeman.
Orville L. Freeman: An Inventory of His Papers 00372
Family, undatedCorrespondence and other papers of a Minneapolis attorney who served as a Democratic-Farmer-Labor Governor of Minnesota (1955-1961) and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture (1961-1969), worked for a research and counseling company specializing in economic, social, and political issues (1970-1984), and was a member of a Washington, D.C. law firm specializing in international law (1985-1995).

Includes digital content.
Freemasons: Capital City Lodge No. 217 (Saint Paul, Minn.): An Inventory of Its Records 00643
Freemasons. Capital City Lodge No. 217 Lodge minutes, journals and ledgers, visitor registers, a photograph album, a roster of members (1980), and a 100th anniversary commemorative booklet documenting the activities of a Masonic lodge formed in 1895 by employees of the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railroad.
William E. Frenzel: An Inventory of His Papers 00036
William Eldridge (Bill) FrenzelCongressional papers and office files (1970-1992) of a third district Republican congressman from Minnesota (1971-1991) who later (1990-) served as a guest scholar at the Brookings Institution. The material focuses largely on Frenzels work on the House Ways and Means Committee Subcommittee on Trade and the House Administration Committee, and his efforts at Brookings to secure passage of the North American Free Trade Agreement (1993). Brookings Institution files (1990-2000) include information about Frenzels efforts to secure passage of the North American Free Trade Agreement (1993). There is a small amount of material from Frenzels years in the Minnesota House of Representatives (1963-1969).

Includes digital content.
Freshwater Society: An Inventory of Its Records 01537
Water is Life!Records of a Minnesota-based nonprofit organization founded in 1968 by Dick Gray and others and that for many years operated a freshwater research institute on Lake Minnetonka, Hennepin County, Minnesota. The Institute was for part of that time affiliated with the University of Minnesota College of Biological Sciences.

Includes digital content.
Bernard P. Friel: An Inventory of His Downtown St. Paul Photograph Collection sv000275
Alexander Ramsey House, St. PaulViews of St. Paul buildings and the construction of the Lawson Building in May and June of 1998. Images include St. Paul Hotel, Landmark Center, Hamm Building, St. Paul Building (previously Germania Bank Building), Alexander Ramsey House and others.

Includes digital content.
Friends of the Sibley Historic Site (Mendota, Minn.): An Inventory of Its Records 01558
Records of the Friends of the Sibley Historic Site, and affiliated organizations dedicated to preserving the Sibley Historic Site in Mendota, Minnesota. Includes Board of Directors minutes, articles of incorporation, reports, planning and program materials, bylaws, correspondence, and related governance documents.
Friendship Album: An Inventory of the Album sv000370
Friendship album, 1898-1899Album was a Christmas gift, possibly between friends (bears inscription "L.T.C. from L.T.C."). Views of Lake Minnetonka (including the steamboat Tonka), the Round Tower at Fort Snelling, Minnehaha Creek and Falls, Lake Calhoun and many views of female friends or family members.

Includes digital content.
Froula Reading Circle: An Inventory of Its Records 00705
Organizational records of the Froula Reading Circle, a women's social club based in the Saint Anthony Park neighborhood in Saint Paul, Minnesota that focuses on subject study and reading. Records include minutes, annual meeting programs, photographs, the constitution, and bylaws.
Arthur Fruen and Reba Watson Fruen Family: An Inventory of The Photograph Albums sv000287
Photograph album, approximately 1885-1960 (bulk 1900-1910)Albums document members of the Fruen and Watson families. Views are in and around Minneapolis including Brooklyn Center, the Stone Arch Bridge, Camden and Bryn-Mawr neighborhoods, Lake Harriet, Minnehaha Falls, as well as Fort Snelling and more. Arthur Fruen's father, William H. Fruen, formed the Glenwood company and Fruen Cereal company (later Fruen Milling), images of the area around the mill are also included. Many of the family, friends, and locations are identified in handwritten notes.

Includes digital content.
Lawrence Fuller: An Inventory of His Fort Snelling Research Materials P2394
Papers related to the history and operation of the U.S. Army post and historic site at Fort Snelling, Minnesota compiled by a Minneapolis newspaper reporter.
Etta Furlow: An Inventory of Her Papers P1978
Correspondence (1930, 1943-1988), miscellaneous printed matter, photographs, and certificates giving brief glimpses into the life and career of an African-American community and civil rights activist from St. Paul (Minn.).
Furness Colony: An Inventory of Its Records 01340
Minutes of the meetings of this emigration society founded at Barrow-in-Furness, England, whose members emigrated to the United States and settled at Wadena, Minnesota. The collection includes newspaper clippings, maps, a timetable of events taking place in the colony, a list of major persons involved with the colony, a letter of transmittal from F.J. Bailey, and a handbill for a farewell tea.
Randy Furst: An Inventory of His Records Related to Radicalism and Militant Labor Movements 001335
Headphones icon Minutes, correspondence, literature, clippings, photographs, and other materials acquired or collected by Minneapolis Star Tribune writer and union steward Randy Furst related to radicalism and militant labor movements in Minneapolis, including the Communist League of America (Opposition), the Workers Party of the U.S., the Socialist Workers Party (SWP), and the Genral Drivers and Helpers Union, Local No. 544. The collection also consists of subject files on prominent radical leadership and union members, materials regarding the 1934 Minneapolis truckers strike, and union history lectures.

Includes digital content.
Future Now (Organization): An Inventory of Its Records 01088
Future Now logo Annual reports, articles of incorporation, bylaws, financial statements, minutes, administrative files, and client and potential client files of a Twin Cities-based consulting firm working to advance progressive issues through the training of and consultation with members of local environmental, neighborhood, cooperative, social justice, and similar organizations.

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